The first big test of Britain’s voter-ID requirements is imminent
Election officials fear that chaos may be the consequence
“You can be 60 and have a free bus pass here, but you can’t use it,” exclaims Janette Williamson, the Labour leader of Wirral Council on Merseyside. Ms Williamson is talking not about public transport but about voting. New rules obliging eligible voters to show a form of photo ID at the ballot box face their first big test in local elections on May 4th.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Picture perfect?”
Britain April 22nd 2023
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- A deepening crisis in Scotland’s ruling party
- The first big test of Britain’s voter-ID requirements is imminent
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- Britain’s inflation rate is not falling fast enough
- Britain needs to embrace road pricing
- If English nationalism is on the rise, no one has told the English
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